UP PCS Eligibility Criteria 2020 - Check Age Limit, Qualification & Physical Standards

UP PCS Eligibility Criteria 2020 - UPPSC prescribes UP PCS 2020 eligibility criteria in its official notification. The eligibility criteria of UP PCS 2020 has been released on April 21. The eligibility criteria mention the minimum eligibility conditions that are required to satisfy before filling the UP PCS application form. UPPSC PCS 2020 eligibility criteria contain age limit, educational qualification, marital status, physical standards and more.
As per UP PCS eligibility criteria 2020, graduates between 18 to 40 years of age can apply for the UP PCS exam. Applicants should note that UP PCS 2020 exam is conducted in three stages - Prelims, Mains and Interview. Candidates who dream of a career in Uttar Pradesh civil services should ensure he/she meets the UP PCS 2020 eligibility criteria and start preparing for the exam. Read the complete article to know more about the eligibility criteria of UP PCS 2020.
Latest- New dates of UPPSC exams released. UPPSC 2019 Mains exam to be held from September 22 while ACF-RFO to be held from October 15, 2020. UPPSC activated application withdrawal window which will be active from July 31 to August 10. As per UPPCS Exam Dates, the prelims 2020 exams are scheduled to be conducted on October 11, 2020. Applicants should complete UP PCS syllabus 2020 thoroughly to qualify the exam.

UP PCS Eligibility Criteria 2020

The candidates will find the details on the prescribed UP PSC exam eligibility below.

UP PCS 2020 Eligibility Criteria: Age Limit

To be eligible for UP PCS recruitment 2020, the minimum age limit is 21 years and maximum age limit is 40 years. There will be age relaxation also for reserved category candidates as per the rules. UP PCS eligibility criteria 2020 specifies the following age requirements.

UP PSC Age Eligibility (General category and Physically Handicapped)

UP PSC Eligibility Criteria 2020: Age relaxation for the reserved categories

Age relaxation is permissible for reserved categories as mentioned in the below table.

UPPSC PCS Eligibility: Age limit (Reserved categories)

UP PCS 2020 Eligibility Criteria: Educational Qualification

As per eligibility criteria of UP PCS 2020, the candidates appearing for Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services should hold a bachelor’s degree from a recognised organisation. However, some positions require educational qualification in specific fields. Check the below table for post-specific requirements of educational qualification:

UPPSC PCS Eligibility Criteria 2020 - Educational Qualifications

Note: The eligibility criteria of UP PCS 2020 in the official notification reads, “In case of special educational qualification posts, the candidates must mention their options clearly, 'yes', in that conditions only they shall be considered for the posts bearing special education qualification.”

UP PCS Eligibility Criteria 2020: Assistant Conservator of Forest and Range Forest Officer

For the positions of Assistant Conservator of Forest and Range Forest Officer, the eligibility criteria of UP PCS 2020 determines the following educational qualifications:

UPPSC PCS Exam Eligibility 2020 for ACF & RFO on the basis of educational qualifications

UP PCS 2020 Eligibility Criteria: Physical Standards

The UP PCS eligibility criteria 2020 mentions certain physical standard requirements for below positions:

• The Assistant Conservator of Forest

• Range Forest Officer

The below-given table gives information about required physical standards as per the eligibility criteria for UP PCS 2020.

Physical standards for UP PCS 2020:

However, special relaxation is given to candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes and races such as Gorkhas, Nepalese, Assamese, Meghalaya Tribal, Laddakhese, Sikkimese, Bhutanese, Garhwalies, Nagas and Arunachal Pradesh. As per UP PCS eligibility criteria 2020, below mentioned physical standards are required for the above candidates.

Physical standards for UP PCS 2020: Scheduled tribes

UP PCS 2020 Physical standards: Walking test

As per UP PCS eligibility criteria 2020, candidates with above physical standards have to pass a walking test to qualify for the positions of Assistant Conservator of Forest and Range Forest Officer. These conditions are:

• Male candidates have to finish 25 km walking in 4 hours.
• Female candidates have to finish 14 km walking in 4 hours.

UP PCS 2020 Eligibility Criteria: Marital status

The eligibility criteria of UP PCS 2020 also has some marital status requirements as mentioned below:

• Male candidates who are married to more than one woman are not eligible.
• Female candidates married to a man who already has a wife are not eligible.

UP PCS Eligibility Criteria 2020: Emergency commissioned/ Short service commissioned officers

As per eligibility criteria of UP PCS 2020, those Emergency commissioned/ Short service commissioned officers who are still serving their period in forces as their period of Army service has been extended for rehabilitation can also apply for the exam provided:

• Candidates can produce the documents from Army/Navy/ Air Force, stating that their extension is because of rehabilitation.
• Candidates can produce a written document saying that they can be released from the forces immediately if they get selected in the UP PCS recruitment process.
• However, candidates who have resigned or got permanent Commission in the Army or who have been dismissed from the military due to misconduct or physical incapability are not eligible.

UP PCS Application Form 2020

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) had released the notification for online Application Form 2020 for 200 vacancies in Provincial Civil services (PCS). The UP PCS 2020 Application Form was released at the official website up.nic.in on April 21, 2020. The candidates have to fill their personal details, educational qualification, contact details, UP PCS exam centre, photo and signature etc. After filling all details candidates need to pay the application fee through Debit card/Credit card/Net banking. The candidates can take a printout of the application form and save the registration number and the password for future reference. Applicants who successfully filled the application form can download the UP PCS admit card 2020 for mains exam tentatively from September 25.

UP PCS Exam Pattern 2020

The candidates must have a clear idea about the exam pattern before appearing in the examination. This is essential for good preparation. There are three stages of the UP PCS exam:

1. UPPSC Prelims Exam

2. UPPSC Main Exam

3. Interview

The Prelims consists of two papers - Paper 1 and Paper 2. The Mains consists of six compulsory papers and an optional subject. Candidates must also check the UP PCS Question Paper 2020 for their preparations.

UP PCS Cut off

The examination authority will release the cut off of UP PCS 2020 for prelims, mains and interview separately. The UP PCS 2020 cut off for all stages of exam will be released in May 2021 tentatively. Many leading coaching institutes release unofficial cut off of UP PCS 2020 after the exam has been conducted. The candidates can refer to these unofficial cut-offs to predict their chances of clearing the exam. The official UP PCS cut off 2020 will be released separately for different categories.